ABSTRACT
Theories are explanations that can provide help in understanding people’s behavior and a framework from which community developers can explain and comprehend events. A good theory can be stated in abstract terms and help create strategies and tools for effective practice. Whether community developers want others to conduct relevant research or they want to participate in the research themselves, it is important that they have theoretical grounding. Theory is the major guide to understanding the complexity of community life and social and economic change (Collins 1988; Ritzer 1996).
